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Chalchicomula de Sesma Municipality

Municipality in Puebla, Mexico From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Chalchicomula de Sesma is a municipality in the Mexican state of Puebla.[1]

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Chalchicomula de Sesma
Coat of arms of Chalchicomula de Sesma
Location of the municipality in Puebla
Location of the municipality in Puebla
Country Mexico
StatePuebla
Area
 • Total
364.85 km2 (140.87 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total
43,882
 • Density120.27/km2 (311.51/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Zona Centro)
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The seat is Ciudad Serdán.

Etymology

The name of the municipality is of Nahuatl origin and comes from the words chalchihuitl, meaning "turquoise," and xomulli, loosely translated as "hollow" or "nook".[2]

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